Bracelet with a crocodile amulet, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca. 1000–945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Henettawy F, 1923–24, Linen, carnelian, Diam. ca. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.), Four bracelets of knotted two-ply linen cord were found around the left wrist of Henettawy’s mummy. Strung on this one is a crocodile of carnelian. One of the most dangerous creatures in the Egyptian landscape, the crocodile was used for amuletic purposes, as it was thought magically to ward off evil
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Bracelet, crocodile amulet, Third Intermediate Period, late Dynasty 21, ca, 1000–945 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Henettawy F, 1923–24, Linen, carnelian, Diam, 3.8 cm, 1 1/2, Four bracelets, knotted two-ply, linen, cord, left wrist, Henettawy, mummy, Strung, crocodile, dangerous creatures, Egyptian landscape, amuletic purposes, thought magically, ward off, evil
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